Today, 13 pharmaceutical companies, the U.S., U.K. and U.A.E governments, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the World Bank and other global health organisations announced a new, coordinated push to accelerate progress toward eliminating or controlling 10 neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) by the end of the decade. Uniting efforts with NTD-endemic countries, partners pledged to [...]

Apple, the computer giant whose sleek products have become a mainstay of modern life, is dealing with a public relations disaster and the threat of calls for a boycott of its iPhones and iPads. The company’s public image took a dive after revelations about working conditions in the factories of [...]

A group of US investment institutions have filed shareholder resolutions at 40 companies calling on them to report on their spending on direct lobbying and lobbying via trade associations. The group wants greater transparency on how companies influence regulation and law-making. Backers of the initiative include investors such as the $134bn (€104bn) [...]

The BBGI-EthicalQuote Swiss Equities Indices show that it is possible to outperform the Swiss Market Index (SMI) and the Swiss Performance Index (SPI) while integrating ESG criteria.
After a particularly difficult year for the majority of investors, BBGI Group SA and Covalence SA have decided to publish their BBGI-EthicalQuote Swiss Equities indices to answer the multiple [...]

Sainsbury’s has launched a campaign to help consumers to better understand the importance of responsible drinking. Run in partnership with Drinkaware, Diageo and Heineken, the campaign will emphasise the importance of managing alcohol intake and encourage customers to develop a better understanding of alcohol units, as well as highlight the variety of lighter style wines [...]

Social network megalith Facebook has announced it will work with Greenpeace to promote clean energy ending a feud between the two. Facebook announced today (December 15) it will collaborate on the promotion of renewable energy, encourage major utilities to develop renewables and develop programmes to help its estimated 850m users save energy. The news comes [...]

IBM (NYSE: IBM) and international development charity Practical Action today announce the launch of Energy Aid, a new global charity with a mission to provide sustainable energy for those who have limited or no access for heating, lighting, cooking, communications and mechanical work.Energy Aid recognizes [...]

200 environmentally friendly mobile phone users get the chance to adopt a turtle as part of EWS’s Marine Turtle Conservation Project. Nokia and Emirates Wildlife Society in association with WWF (EWS-WWF), a leading regional not-for-profit environmental organization, have joined forces to spearhead a month-long campaign to raise awareness of the region’s Marine Turtle Conservation Project. [...]

The Carbon War Room, The Gigaton Throwdown, and the World Climate Summit today awarded Schneider Electric Gigaton Awards for outstanding business leadership in action to reduce carbon usage, along with Suntech, Tesco, Phillips, Swisscom, and Centrica. The Gigaton Awards are designed to inspire and challenge businesses to run their business in the most carbon efficient [...]

Partnership will benefit the Global Fund to help bring about an AIDS-free generation by 2015. ATLANTA, Dec. 1, 2011 – The Coca-Cola Company today announced a multi-year partnership with (RED) to raise awareness and money for the Global Fund’s efforts to virtually eliminate mother-to-child transmission of HIV by 2015. The partnership includes an initial commitment [...]